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OMG Tour

OMG Tour

2010–11 concert tour by Usher

OMG Tour was the fourth concert tour by American recording artist Usher. Visiting North America, Asia, Europe and Australia, the tour accompanies his sixth studio album, Raymond v. Raymond (2010), as well as his first extended play, Versus (2010). At the conclusion of 2011, the tour placed seventh on Billboard's annual, "Top 25 Tours", earning nearly $75 million with 73 shows.[1]

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Background

In the summer of 2010, Usher competed in a dance battle against fellow R&B artist Chris Brown at the Reggae Sumfest. The battle sparked an Internet rumor of the two possibly going on tour. This was further pushed by producer Jermaine Dupri alluding that the two artist may be unaware of this upcoming tour. The singers later took to Twitter to ask who the fans would like to see them perform with.[2] On September 8, 2010, the singer announced his touring trek (and revealed it was solo) for North America. Due to demand, many additional stops in Europe and Australia were added. It is Usher's first arena tour since The Truth Tour in 2004.[3] To introduce the tour, Usher stated,

"Live performance has always been my thing. It's my purpose to master and capture the moment every time I have you connected. For me, I wanted to make sure that it was state of the art. I wanted to make sure that, in comparison to the other shows that are going on around the world, you get the type of experience that leave you saying, 'OMG.' [...] The look of the tour, it's a little futuristic but enough to capture your attention and leave you saying, 'OMG.' That's the whole point. With an incredible record, I wanted to also leave a great impression.[4]

Concert synopsis

The show began with Usher descending to the stage and then performing "Monstar", "She Don't Know" and "Yeah!" while wearing a helmet-like headpiece.[5] During "Caught Up" he sang into a gold gun-shaped microphone, with which he performed tricks.[5] The choreography of "More" included break dancing.[5] While Usher sang "OMG", fireworks and confetti were set off.[5]

Critical reception

The Dallas Morning News Mario Tarradell enjoyed the show, writing that "splash and flash are[Usher's] key ingredients."[6] Jim Harrington of San Jose Mercury News commended Usher's dancing ability, but criticized the show for over-using "distracting" theatrical effects, saying that "the best parts of the big-budget 'OMG' show came when the bells and whistles stopped and the fans were allowed to concentrate all their attention on Usher".[7]

Broadcast and recordings

The DVD of the OMG Tour was filmed on February 21, 2011, at The O2 Arena in London, directed by Dick Carruthers. The DVD was released as OMG Tour: Live From London on October 31, 2011.[8][9]

Set list

Usher performing at the Toyota Center
  1. "Monstar"
  2. "She Don't Know"
  3. "Yeah!"
  4. "U Remind Me"
  5. "U Don't Have to Call"
  6. Michael Jackson Tribute Medley: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"/ "Rock with You"/ "Billie Jean"
  7. "You Make Me Wanna"
  8. "Mars vs. Venus"
  9. "Nice & Slow"
  10. "Love 'Em All"
  11. "Trading Places"
  12. "Love in This Club"
  13. "Lil Freak"
  14. "Hot Tottie"
  15. "There Goes My Baby"
  16. "Burn"
  17. "Bad Girl"
  18. "Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)"
  19. Medley: "Confessions Part II" / "My Boo" / "I Need a Girl (Part One)" / "Lovers and Friends"
  20. "Caught Up"
  21. "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love"
  22. "More"
Encore
  2. "OMG"

Source:[4][10]

Tour dates

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Cancellations and rescheduled shows
December 11, 2010 Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk Scope Cancelled[20]
January 12, 2011 Berlin, Germany Mercedes-Benz Arena Initially postponed to January 13, 2011, however, the concert was cancelled 45 minutes into the show[21]
January 14, 2011 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam Ahoy Postponed then rescheduled to March 1, 2011[21]
January 15, 2011 Oberhausen, Germany König-Pilsener Arena Cancelled[22]
January 16, 2011 Antwerp, Belgium Sportpaleis Postponed then rescheduled to March 2, 2011[21]
March 29, 2011 Auckland, New Zealand Vector Arena This concert was moved to April 5, 2011

Personnel

  • Director – Barry Lather[23]
  • Choreography – Anwar "Flii Stylz" Burton,[24] Aakomon "AJ" Jones, Todd Sams and David "SuperDave" Royster
  • Musical Direction – Johnny "Natural" Najera, Josh Thomas and Usher Raymond IV
  • Art/Creative – Barry Lather, Josh Thomas, Anwar "Flii Stylz" Burton, Usher Raymond IV and Aakomon "AJ" Jones
  • Dancers – Devin Jamieson, Marc "Marvelous" Inniss, Saidah Nairobi, Eyal Layani, Eddie Morales, Ed Moore and Todd Sams

Source:[25]

Notes

  1. The score data is representative of the five shows in London, England at The O2 Arena on February 2, February 3, February 17, February 18, and February 21 respectively.
  2. The score data is representative of the two shows in Manchester, UK at the Manchester Evening News Arena on January 26 and February 20 respectively.
  3. The score data is representative of the two shows in Antwerp, Belgium at the Sportpaleis on March 2 and March 7.
  4. The score data is representative of the four shows in Sydney, Australia at the Acer Arena on March 23, March 24, March 28, and March 29 respectively.
  5. The score data is representative of the five shows in Melbourne, Australia at the Rod Laver Arena on March 19, March 20, March 31, April 1, and April 2 respectively.

References

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    Harrington, Jim (13 November 2010). "Review: Usher in Oakland". San Jose Mercury News. MediaNews Group. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
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    "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
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    "R&B-Star Usher sagt Konzert in Oberhausen am Samstag ab" [R & B star Usher cancels concert in Oberhausen on Saturday]. Der Westen (in German). 14 January 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
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    Barry Lather
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    "Flii Stylz: Sleep Is For The Meek | New Culture Society". newculturesociety.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-03.
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    OMG Tour Program. USA. 2010.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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